THE SEA BREAMS OR POMFRETS. FAMILY BRAMIDAE

The sea breams are usually considered the most nearly related to the dolphins. But they rather suggest the butterfishes (Family Stromateidae, p. 363) in general appearance, with single, long, falcate soft-rayed dorsal fin; anal similar to the dorsal; lunate tails, very small ventrals; and deep, sidewise flattened bodies. They are to be expected only as strays in the Gulf of Maine.